No significant pollution to water supply following slurry incident

Tuesday 21 January 2014

The water supply near Doon has escaped any significant pollution after the wall of a slurry tank crumbled sending 250,000 gallons of slurry onto the main Doon to Cappamore Road and the adjacent farmland.

A major clean-up operation has been ongoing since 9.30 last night with crews from Limerick County Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland helping to contain the spread of the slurry.

A Cappamore woman had a lucky escape after her car was forced off the road with the force of the slurry.

The road has re-opened to traffic.

Anne Goggin is Senior Environment Engineer with Limerick County Council...